Have you ever wondered how the old Thais caught elephants. The amazing answer lies on the corral.
The corral was an elephant trap, located at the suburb of Ayudhaya. The royal mahouts would herd elephants from the forest to the corral then king chose the nice one and ordered court official to catch it. The corral was built from locks lined up in the semicircle and spilt at the end of the line as the fence. It was first renovated in the reign of King Rama V for Royal ceremony in 1911
The corral was renovated in 1957 to show the whole process of elephant catching to King of Denmark. It was restored again in 1988 by Fine Arts Department. There is also elephant data source and elephant foundation. Now Mr.Sompat Meepan is the caretaker for this ancient place. You can see closely elephant training, feed, take a bath and how intelligent they are.